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Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham ^(F1)so that the sons of Heth heard, ^(C1)that is, all who entered the gate of his city, saying,

"No, my lord, listen to me; ^(C1)I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of the sons of my people I give it to you; bury your dead."

And Abraham bowed before the people of the land.

But he spoke to Ephron ^(F1)so that the people of the land heard, saying, "If you will only please listen to me; I will give the price of the field, accept it from me so that I may bury my dead there."

Then Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,

"My lord, listen to me: a plot of land worth ^(F1)four hundred ^(C1)shekels of silver—what is that between me and you? So bury your dead."

Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham ^(C1)weighed out for Ephron the silver which he had named in the ^(F1)presence of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, currency acceptable to a merchant.

So ^(C1)Ephron's field, which was in Machpelah, which faced Mamre, the field and the cave which was in it, and all the trees which were in the field, that were ^(F1)within all the confines of its border, ^(F2)were deeded over

to Abraham as a possession ^(C1)in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all who entered the gate of his city.